Preserve whitespace while joining in Vim
I have this text:
```
abc
def
```
There are 3 spaces on the line before "def" and I want to make sure that space is preserved.
I usually join with `J` in normal mode. There is, however, a `:join` command that behaves the same way except you can follow it with an optional `!`.
By using the abbreviation it is shortened to:
``` vim
:j!
```
And the result I get is:
```
abc def
```
Space preserved!
See `:help :join` for more information.
chriserin
July 25, 2018